Asuncion vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Asuncion	Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$635	$580
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1502	$1605
🏠 One person rent	$314	$183
🏘️ Family rent	$525	$313
🍽️ Food expenses	$208	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$45.9	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$437	$695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	119 km
🎓 Higher education	35	17
😀 Quality of life	51	38
🏙️ Population	462K	9.03M

The cost of living in Asuncion is 10% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 7323rd and 7893rd ($635 vs $580) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 321st in Paraguay and China, respectively. Check Paraguay vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asuncion compared to 1.2 months in Zhoukou. Asuncion ranked 1st best city to live in Paraguay vs Zhoukou ranked 329th in China, while ranked 6144th and 7224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asuncion vs Zhoukou

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	Asuncion	Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.55	$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.9	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.3	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.91	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$347	$161
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$257	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$643	$454
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$430	$205
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$24.1	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.4	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$15	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.6%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1267	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$778	$1867
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26	$18
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.86	$2.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$3.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.67	$2.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.02	$1.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$2.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$24.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$0.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.31	$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.02	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.6	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.25	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18	$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.21	$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.7	$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.4	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$179	$228
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3318	$14854

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Cities near Asuncion

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	San Lorenzo	$585
15 km or 9.4 mi	Luque	$567
112 km or 70 mi	Formosa	$413
120 km or 74 mi	Coronel Oviedo	$522
163 km or 101 mi	Caaguazu	$405
212 km or 132 mi	Concepcion	$521
270 km or 168 mi	Corrientes	$534
275 km or 171 mi	Resistencia	$429
287 km or 178 mi	Encarnacion	$496
288 km or 179 mi	Posadas	$397
304 km or 189 mi	Ciudad del Este	$500
307 km or 191 mi	Foz do Iguacu	$626
326 km or 203 mi	Presidencia Roque Saenz Pena	$477
348 km or 216 mi	Obera	$461
361 km or 224 mi	Pedro Juan Caballero	$502
363 km or 226 mi	Ponta Pora	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Sao Borja	$543
422 km or 262 mi	Cascavel	$583
424 km or 264 mi	Santa Rosa	$553
447 km or 278 mi	Dourados	$599
455 km or 283 mi	Goya	$571
471 km or 293 mi	Reconquista	$582
472 km or 293 mi	Santo Angelo	$544
498 km or 310 mi	Uruguaiana	$503
504 km or 313 mi	Ijui	$537
508 km or 315 mi	Pato Branco	$600
539 km or 335 mi	Chapeco	$628
549 km or 341 mi	Campo Mourao	$460
584 km or 363 mi	Carazinho	$551
586 km or 364 mi	Artigas	$889
593 km or 369 mi	Erechim	$577
599 km or 372 mi	Concordia	$589
613 km or 381 mi	Maringa	$610
614 km or 382 mi	Passo Fundo	$540
616 km or 383 mi	Santa Maria	$500
619 km or 385 mi	Campo Grande	$588
621 km or 386 mi	Guarapuava	$506
648 km or 403 mi	Sao Gabriel	$446
654 km or 407 mi	Apucarana	$580
655 km or 407 mi	Santana do Livramento	$510

Cities near Zhoukou

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
59 km or 36 mi	Luohe	$591
78 km or 49 mi	Jieshou	$591
88 km or 55 mi	Xuchang	$586
92 km or 57 mi	Zhumadian	$637
104 km or 65 mi	Changge	$547
110 km or 69 mi	Wugang	$571
120 km or 75 mi	Xinzheng	$538
123 km or 76 mi	Yuzhou	$552
125 km or 78 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
128 km or 80 mi	Shangqiu	$736
133 km or 83 mi	Kaifeng	$545
135 km or 84 mi	Fuyang	$633
154 km or 96 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
154 km or 96 mi	Xinmi	$528
170 km or 106 mi	Yongcheng	$600
173 km or 107 mi	Xingyang	$519
175 km or 109 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Dengfeng	$529
177 km or 110 mi	Changyuan	$787
177 km or 110 mi	Ruzhou	$538
193 km or 120 mi	Heze	$1385
197 km or 123 mi	Gongyi	$522
199 km or 123 mi	Xinxiang	$575
202 km or 125 mi	Huaibei	$584
205 km or 127 mi	Weihui	$571
208 km or 129 mi	Nanyang	$632
210 km or 131 mi	Yanshi	$509
215 km or 134 mi	Suzhou	$602
218 km or 136 mi	Huixian	$551
220 km or 137 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
223 km or 138 mi	Mengzhou	$505
226 km or 141 mi	Qinyang	$504
234 km or 146 mi	Luoyang	$505
236 km or 147 mi	Guangshui	$619
238 km or 148 mi	Hebi	$625
240 km or 149 mi	Puyang	$800
242 km or 150 mi	Zaoyang	$591
243 km or 151 mi	Suizhou	$621
245 km or 152 mi	Xuzhou	$484